Emil de olyne



E. DE CLYNE.

TOY 0R GAME.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 28, 1,918.

Patented Dec. 9

INVENTOR W-m 4 I BY ATTORNE 8' UNITED STATES PATENT orrron.

EMIL. DE CLYNE, 0F MOUNTAIN LAKES, NEW JERSEY.

TOY 0R GAME.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EMIL DE proved bowling alley and bowling figure.

Fig. 2 is a view of the bowling figure with .its swinging arm retractedto .the farthest backward position. Fig. 3 represents the same figurewith the swinging arm in the 'act of throwing the ball. Fig. 4 is a viewgiving details of the swinging arm and its operating mechanism.

1 is a toy bowling alley of which 2 are the ins and 3 the bowling fiure. The bowling figure is preferably ma e of metal of sub- I stantialweight, and with the feet spaced apart and arranged so as to be firmlyplanted when the figure is placed upon the alley, as shown in Fig. 1.The bowling figure is movable upon the alley so that it can be ad:justed to give proper aim and direction to the ball. If desired, thefigure may be held by the hand during the delivery of the ball. 4 is aswinging arm secured to and carried by a rod 5 mounted and turning in acircular opening or sleeve-.in'a plate 24 secured tov body 6 of thefigure. The hand 7 of this arm is hollowed out so as to receive and holdthe ball 8. In order to prevent the escape of the ball from the handduring the backward movement of the swinging arm, and in the forwardmovement until the right point .is reached for the ball to'be thrownfrom the hand, I provide a retaining device adapted normally to projectslightly into the hand, and I provide means for'withdrawing suchretaining device from its retaining position at the proper time. Thedevice shown for the purpose consists of a swinging piece 9 pivoted at10 to arm. 4, and havin a toe portion 11 which normally is held tiltedto the right so as to project slightly into the hollow space of thehand.

I Specification of Letters Patent.

. CLYNE, a citizen of the United States,and a resident Patented Dec. 9,1919.

Application filed J'anua'ry 28, 1918. Serial No. 214,148.

A spring 12 pressing against the upper portion 13 of the retainingdevice 9, holds too 11 in this position normally. The ball 8 can bepressed into the hollow hand forcing the toe 11 upward. Spring 12 andtoe 11 there upon hold the ball in position inthe hand during thebackward motion of the swingmg arm.

The ball is released when the arm has tion 13 striking the pin 14 fastto and projecting from the left leg of the bowling figur In myimprovement as shown I provide means energized by the backward movementof the swinging arm which, when released, cause the swinging arm to bethrown forward, and I preferably. provide means for varying the amountofenergy thus imparted according to the wish of the player. Asshown,-the backward movement of arm 4 winds up a spring 15 secured atone end to-plate 24 at 16, and at the-other end, 17, secured to rod 5 ofthe swinging arm.. The amount to which this spring can be compressed-isdetermined 1 by a ratchet '18 piv-' oted to plate 24 at 19 and heldnormally toward the right, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, by the-spring 20,and a pawl 21 fast on rod 5. The ratchet 18 is provided with any desirednumber ofteeth 22. As. shown I have provided three.

The operation of the device is as follows:

The player, after first placing the ball 8 in and ratchet 21 and 18,depending upon whether-the player desires to send .a slow or a fastball. 'This compI 'esses spring 15 to the desired amount. he player thenplants the bowling figure in proper position to getthe correct aim, andthen pulls down ratchet 18. as indicated by the finger 23 in Fig. 1,holding the playing figure with his other hand, if desired. The pullingdown of ratchet 18 releases, spring. 15,,and the latter swings arm 4forwarduntil part 13- of the retaining device strikes the-pin 14 1-23 3I Y leasing the ball 8,.causing. thebalLto be..-

thrown from the hand down thealley. 1

Of course any suitable means for storing,

energy.- nay'be-used in place of .thespring j 15. My'improved gameafiords great lati- 65' swung forward to its limit by means of portudefor skill both in placing-the bowling figure pro erly and in adjustingthe speed of the bal What I claim as new and desire to secure by LettersPatent, is:

1. In combination with a toy bowling alley and pins, a bowling figureprovided with feet spaced apart, movable to any part of the alley and soarranged as to be firmly planted upon the alley and adapted to be movedinto and held in position on the alley for purposes of aim, and providedwith a swinging: arm adapted to carry and throw the ball, whereby theaim will be dependent upon the skill of the player, and means forretaining said swinging arm in any one of a plurality of predeterminedpoints;

2. In combination 7 with a toy bowling alley and pins, a bowling figurehaving a swinging arm and hand adapted to carry and throw the ball, thecombination of a retaining device adapted normally to project into thehand to prevent the escape of the ball therefrom, and means forwithdrawing said device from its retaining position at the proper timein the forward movement of the swinging arm and hand, the swinging armbeing provided with means for retaining it in any one of a plurality ofpredetermined points, to permit the discharge of the ball from the hand,said figure being movable to any part of the alley and adapted to beoperated from any angle in relation to the pins.

3. In combination with a toy bowling alley and ,pins, a bowling figurehaving a swinging arm and hand adapted to carry and throw the ball fromany one of a plurality of predetermined points-in which it may beretained, the combination of a retaining device adapted normally toproject into the hand to prevent the escape of the ball therefrom, a pinprojecting from the figure into the path of the swinging arm and adaptedto be struck by device at the proper time in the forward movement of theswinging arm to force said retaining device out of its retainingposition to permit the discharge of the ball from the hand, said figureadapted to'be placed on and operated from any position onthe board andat any angle with relation to the ins.

p 4. In combination with alley and pins, a bowling figure having aswinging arm and hand adapted to carry and throw the ball from any oneof a plurality of predetermined points, the combination of a retainingdevice, a spring adapted normally vent the escape of the ball therefrom,and a m projecting from the figure into the ath o the swinging arm andadapted to struck by the retaining device at the the retaining a toybowlingto force the retaining deviceshghtly into the hollow of the handto pre-.

adapted to be energized on the backward movement of the swinging arm, tocause the forward throwing movement of the swinging arm, and a deviceunder the control of the player for varying the amount of energy thusimparted to the swinging arm to enable the speed of the ball" to bevaried.

6. The combination of a toy bowling figure provided with a swinging armadapted to carry and throwthe ball, a spring adapted to be energized onthe backward movement of the'swinging arm, and a tripping device underthe control of the player for retaining the swinging arm at any one of aplurality of predetermined points in its backward movement, and forreleasing it,

to enable the speed of the ball to be varied.

7. The combination of a toy bowling figure provided with a swinging armadapted to carry and throw the ball, a spring adapted to be energized onthe backward movement of the swinging arm, a ratchet provided with teethmounted on the body of the figure, and a retaining awl mounted on theswinging arm and adPpted to engage the ratchet and to be held in itsbackward position by any of the teeth of the ratchet.

8. A movable toy bowling figure provided with feet spaced apart and soas to be firmly planted in any desired position upon the alley,'aswinging arm and hand pivoted on the body and adapted to carry and throwthe ball, a spring mounted on the body and compressed when the swingingarm is moved backward, a catch for holding the swinging arm in itsbackward position adapted to be released by the player, a ratchetmounted on the body of the figure for holding the arm at a plurality ofpoints in its backward movement so as to regulate the force of theforward swing, a hand adapted to hold the ball, a s ring-pressed stopfor holding the ball in t e hand, and a in, secured to the figure andadapted to struck by said stop during the forward movement of the swmthe g arm, to release the ball, whereby V p e may be placed in positionon the alley to give any desired aim, and the arm, when retracted andreleased,

